dateApproximate

P877
predicate

Indicates that the associated date is not exact but estimated or approximate rather than precisely known.

All labels observed (131)

Label Occurrences
approximateDate 732
approximateCompositionDate 122
approximateDateOfComposition 116

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: dateApproximate
Generated description
Indicates that the associated date is not exact but estimated or approximate rather than precisely known.

Sample triples (2,096)

Subject Object
Snettisham Hoard 1st century BC via predicate surface "estimatedDate"
Snettisham Hoard 2nd century BC via predicate surface "estimatedDate"
Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum 1975 via predicate surface "conversionDateApprox"
Vikramarjuna Vijaya c. 10th century CE via predicate surface "approximateDate"
Genesis Rock about 4.0 billion years via predicate surface "approximateAge"
Othello (play)
surface form: Othello
1603 via predicate surface "approximateCompositionDate"
معاوية بن أبي سفيان حوالي 602 ميلادي via predicate surface "تاريخ الولادة التقريبي"
Codex Trivulzianus c. 1487 via predicate surface "approximateDate"
Codex Trivulzianus c. 1490 via predicate surface "approximateDate"
Spotted Elk circa 1826 via predicate surface "approximateYearOfBirth"
Ballard family music publishers late 18th century via predicate surface "endDateApproximate"
Great Pyramid
surface form: Great Pyramid of Uxmal
Late Classic period via predicate surface "approximateConstructionPeriod"
El Palo Alto over 1,000 years via predicate surface "approximateAge"
El Palo Alto about 1,000–1,100 years via predicate surface "approximateAge"
The Sleeping Lady figurine circa 3000–2500 BCE via predicate surface "estimatedDate"
Alfonsine Tables mid-13th century via predicate surface "approximateEpoch"
Vitlycke about 3000 years via predicate surface "hasApproximateAge"
On the Incarnation of the Lord Against Nestorius c. 430s via predicate surface "approximateDate"
Kim Ju Ae early teens as of mid-2020s via predicate surface "ageEstimate"
Sun Temple of Nyuserre at Abu Ghurab 25th century BCE via predicate surface "approximateDate"
Shandur Polo Festival July via predicate surface "approximateMonth"
Chronicle of 754 circa 754 via predicate surface "approximateDateWritten"
Ethan Chandler late 19th century via predicate surface "approximateEra"
Henry V (play) circa 1599 via predicate surface "approximateCompositionDate"
Suite bergamasque 1905 via predicate surface "approximatePublicationDate"
Greenham Stakes mid-April via predicate surface "approxDate"
William Shakespeare's Richard III c. 1592–1594 via predicate surface "approximateCompositionDate"
Black Kettle c. 1803 via predicate surface "approximateBirthDate"
Satires c. 35–30 BC via predicate surface "approximateDateOfComposition"
Amma Theodora 4th century CE via predicate surface "approximateDate"
2 Cor c. AD 55–57 via predicate surface "likelyDateRange"
Pilbara Craton 3.5 billion years via predicate surface "hasApproximateAge"
Epodes late 40s–30s BC via predicate surface "approximateDateOfComposition"
Publius Decius Mus (consul of 279 BCE) early 3rd century BCE via predicate surface "approximateFloruit"
Roman fort of Aballava 2nd century AD via predicate surface "approximateConstructionDate"
BWV 988 early 1740s via predicate surface "approximateCompositionDate"
Coyolxauhqui Stone 15th century via predicate surface "approximateDate"
Bernat Desclot 13th century via predicate surface "approximateDateOfBirth"
Muisca golden raft c. 600–1600 CE via predicate surface "estimatedDate"
Pastoral Rule c. 590 via predicate surface "approximateDate"
Ruskin v. Whistler libel case November 1878 via predicate surface "approximateTrialDate"
Württemberg Sonatas 1744 via predicate surface "approximatePublicationYear"
Liturgy of St. James 4th century via predicate surface "approximateDateOfOrigin"
Liturgy of St. James 5th century via predicate surface "approximateDateOfOrigin"
Fourth Buddhist Council (Kanishka) c. 1st–2nd century CE via predicate surface "approximateDate"
Letters to Lucilius c. 62–65 AD via predicate surface "approximateDate"
De Ira mid-1st century AD via predicate surface "approximateDate"
On the Shortness of Life 1st century AD via predicate surface "approximateDateOfComposition"
De Clementia c. 55–56 AD via predicate surface "approximateDateWritten"
On Clemency c. 55–56 CE via predicate surface "approximateDate"